Beach· Darocotan Island· Philippines

Darocotan Island

11° 22.2′ N · 119° 32.1′ E

A small, inhabited, coconut-palm island off El Nido's northeast coast, rimmed with white sand, with a shallow shipwreck and coral just offshore to snorkel and a couple of glamping camps.

Practical

Position: OpenStreetMap island way 4325522. Beyond the Bucket List (January 2023): about an hour's drive plus a 15-minute boat from El Nido; no restaurants or shops beyond the camps (Isla Experience buffet meals PHP 250-350 then - verify locally), no ATMs, cash only; the camp boats do not run after dark (be at the dock by 5:30 pm). Turtles and rays over the wreck reef. Dryft Darocotan Island is another glamping camp. On the South China Sea side north of Bucana - exposed in the NE monsoon; no published yacht anchorage, sound in.

Best for

Off-grid island and wreck snorkel

Season

Calmer in the SW monsoon lull and Mar-May; exposed in NE monsoon

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